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Study Shows ‘Sizable Disconnect’, Big Opportunity, in Corporate Clean Energy Strategies
Despite tech giants like Google setting 100% renewable energy targets, and corporate buyers signing up for five gigawatts of new solar and wind capacity ... -
‘Next-Gen’ Utility Bundles Internet with Off-Grid Solar for Customers in Africa
A UK-based “next-generation utility” is taking what Bloomberg New Energy Finance calls the “next logical step” for its business by bundling Internet access with ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesOff-GridPathways to 1.5SolarWind
Solar and Wind Shift ‘from Mainstream to Preferred’ in New Deloitte Analysis
Solar and wind have shifted “from mainstream to preferred” energy sources, according to a new analysis by Deloitte Insights that points to renewables as ... -
Analysts Fret About ‘Scandal Waiting to Happen’ as Puerto Rico Begins Drive for 100% RE
Puerto Rico legislators have opened hearings on a bid to end the monopoly status of the island’s bankrupt utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridGeneral RenewablesHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOff-GridSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
Local Solar Installations Show the Right Way to Rebuild Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico
A year after Hurricane María obliterated Puerto Rico’s power grid, causing the longest electricity outage in American history and contributing to an estimated 2,795 ... -
Tornado Turns Beloved Ottawa Neighbourhood into ‘Logging Camp’
After a half-dozen tornadoes swept through Ottawa and nearby Gatineau, Quebec September 21, residents of Ottawa’s Arlington Woods neighbourhood are dealing with the emotional ... -
CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsOff-GridSevere Storms & FloodingSolarSub-National Governments
OREC: Ottawa Tornadoes Spotlight the Need for Distributed Electricity Production
The devastating tornadoes that hit parts of Ottawa and Gatineau last Friday showed the need for a more resilient, distributed electricity system, the Ottawa ... -
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Zinc-Air Battery Design Promises Cheap Alternative to Lithium-Ion
A new design for a rechargeable zinc-air battery could bring down the cost of energy storage and reduce reliance on some of the rare ... -
Electricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy SubsidiesJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Legislation Drives Entrepreneurship as Community Solar Soars in Illinois
Entrepreneurial enthusiasm—enabled and secured by serious state legislation—is building a strong future for both local and out-of-state solar companies in Illinois. -
AfricaAsiaBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEncoreEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeGeneral RenewablesIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNuclearOff-GridPathways to 1.5Small Island StatesSolarUnited StatesWind
Renewable Power Posts Record Growth, But Wider, Faster Shift Needed to Hit Paris Goals
Renewable electricity accounted for 70% of new power generation around the world last year, but greenhouse gas emissions are still on the rise and ... -
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Decentralized Renewables Bring Electricity to Rural Nigerians
Rural Nigerians are among the most energy-poor in Africa, but their future looks brighter thanks to a new initiative to educate state-level policy-makers and ... -
AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalElectricity GridEncoreFinance & InvestmentOff-GridSolar
Emerging Deal Could Deliver Solar to 250 Million in Sub-Saharan Africa
A quarter of a billion Africans could be provided with solar power from the desert, claim organisations behind a new partnership in the Sahel ... -
Distributed Renewables Need Greater Emphasis for Rural Electrification
Distributed renewable energy sources continue to get short shrift in governments’ rural electrification planning, despite rapid technological advances that have made smaller-scale projects an ... -
Mastercard Solar Payments System Could Serve 625 Million Off-Grid Users
Two of the world’s biggest credit card companies are amping up their renewable energy footprints, with Mastercard offering a cheap solar payments option for ... -
Rise of Renewables, Absence of Markets Impede Growth of Small Modular Reactors
Arguments that the future of nuclear fission lies in the development of small modular reactors ignore both the rise of renewables and the reality ...
